Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-24
PERSONAL.

SMITH HIGGINS is the King of the drv
goods business of New York. and worth 500
100000.
FRED GRANTS physical resemblance to his
| father increases with his years. He is said to
resemble his father also N his fondness for
smoking,
BILL NYE. the Western humorist. is tall
lank, smooth faced, bald-headed, wears
glasses and is rs mild ana pleasant as a shep-
herd dog.
KING MILAN has taken a first prize for
play submitted anonymously among mass
OF Others to jury of the National Theatre at
Belgrade,
THE Duke of Westminster mas promised to
give. during the remainder of his life, So, COO q
wear Tor the building of new churches. He is
now 60 years old.
BEN: PERLEY PooRE makes the startling as
sertion that the practice of snuff dipping has
found great favor this season smong the fair
sex in Washington.
PROF. BoNAMICo. of the ROYAL Naval school
ment for showing not only the speed but also
indicating the relative position of one ship to
another, and so preventing collisions.
MRS, SARAH A. KELLY, of Wilkesbarre.
Pa, better known i,r, as The Bard of
Forthcoming National Bard" has announced
herself as q candidate for the Presidency in
1883.
NJ. PHILIPPoTEAUX, the French pai ter. has
been engaged for six years to paint huse pic
lures for cycloramic exhibition IN the chief
cities of Europe. The first Will represent
Niagara Falls, and will be shown in London
next fall,
MRS. HELEN COUGAR has sent an open let
ter to the women OF Kansas. who are to vote
in the municipal elections, saying: "You will
he required TO give your name. Do not give
your husbands name or your pet name, but
the one by which you were christened."
DEGAIEFF. who. it lie now supposed planned
SUNDAYS plot to assasslnate the Gear, was in
the United STATES last fall. He had the in
credible audacity, after making his escape
from Siberia, to embark at Vladlstok on the
very man-of-war which conveyed to San
Francisco the Minister OF tho Russian navy
and the Governor OF Western Siberia
JUSTICE Gritty, OF London, recently heard
a case concerning some agricultural imple-
ments and household furniture. One of The
LAWYERS was very prosy, and after talking
about the implements until the court was
nearly asleep, said: And now, my Lord, |
viii address myself to the furniture lyon
have been dong that for an hour already"
replied Justice Chitty.
AT the Cabinet meetings Villas and whitney
are the takers. Lamar IA generallv very
quiet but wakes up occasionally and scores A
good point. BayArd talks good deal at long
intervals. Fairchild, who now occupies MHn-
nings seat at the table, g. essentially judicial
IN his manner. He rs n good listener, n la.
conc talker, ana ~ SAID 10 be a. cOmbatiye az
John l.. sullivan when fully rouscd
TnE French government hae inferred upon
Mime Minnie HBuk the title and Insignia of
Onlcor DO PAcanemie. on tho recon monda-
sion Of the Faculty NJ the Conaeryatolre dc
Musque. THIS distinction IL In recognition
OF her scrYices 70 french musical art by IN.
troduclng a number q French operas. among
them carmen" "Mah0n" AMI "MignoBb
into several cities Of Europe and mer ca
TINS Ia the first lime an American artistic has
been thus bonorod by the French govern.
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